Something in the air

It's been a long cold winter. And everyone I know is desperate for warmer days. This weekend it feels like, finally, it's coming. The days are getting longer. The sun is shining. If only the puddles weren't covered with ice. And still, something is changing. It's people's body language. And nowhere more so than in the Heath. For the first time in a long time couples are walking holding hands.

People don't hold hands in winter. Mostly, they keep their hands in their pockets, shoulders hunched in. Young couple put their hands around each other, drawing their loved ones closer to enjoy their warmth. Parents hug their children who hide their faces in their parents' coats. Holding hands opens the body up to the elements, extends the extremities and lets the cold in. You don't hold hands in winter. It's a spring thing.

So, the first sign of spring is here, injecting a spring to my step and filling me with optimism.
Hope you feel the same.

J

PS 210km down. 790km to go.